February 29, 2008 — The University of Wyoming Outdoor Adventure Program (OAP) will host its annual Spring Outdoor Gear Swap Saturday, March 8, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom.

February 29, 2008 — The University of Wyoming Academy of Student Pharmacists and Phi Delta Chi will offer a diabetic and osteoporosis screening Saturday, March 8, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Laramie Community Recreation Center.

February 29, 2008 — University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance students and faculty members received top honors at last week's Region VII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) and Northwest Drama Conference (NWDC), held at UW.

February 28, 2008 — The University of Wyoming debate team's parliamentary and policy-style debate squads concluded their regular season and prepped for the national championships with top speaker awards and highly competitive team performances.

February 28, 2008 — Members of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees will conduct their March meeting beginning with an executive session at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at the UW Conference Center, 22nd Street and Grand Avenue in Laramie.

February 27, 2008 — Kwasi Ampene and the African Highlife Heritage Band will perform a free concert Saturday, March 8, at 4 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Education auditorium as part of the African Gala Night.

February 27, 2008 — The University of Wyoming Art Museum will close its galleries at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, for renovations to the Centennial Complex expected to continue into the fall. A major sculpture exhibition is scheduled at the museum and various community locations beginning in June.

February 27, 2008 — Phyllis Ricklefs, the assistant manager of dining services at the University of Wyoming Washakie Center, won an internal culinary competition conducted by UW Residence Life and Dining Services (RLDS).

February 26, 2008 — Princeton University Professor Michael Celia, a leading researcher in the capture and storage of carbon dioxide, will speak Tuesday, March 4, at 3 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Family Room. A reception precedes the talk at 2:30 p.m.

February 25, 2008 — Do you value a person's attractiveness and worth based on how much they match an "ideal" standard of thinness? What do you say about yourself when gazing at a mirror's reflection? Is your life measured by the size of your jeans or the number of calories you eat? Do you put yourself down when you cannot refuse a piece of cake and then run to the gym in a panic to burn off the calories?

February 25, 2008 — The University of Wyoming Department of Music will present "Mozart, 1791," a concert featuring works written by the famous composer during the last year of his life, Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center concert hall.

February 22, 2008 — Prominent area bankers will give their opinions on a wide range of topics, including economic development and new technologies, at a "Banking Panel" Friday, Feb. 29, 2:30 p.m. at the University of Wyoming College of Business auditorium.

February 22, 2008 — Maggi Murdock, University of Wyoming Outreach School dean and associate vice president for academic affairs, has been elected to a four-year term on the board of trustees of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a regional accrediting organization. She will serve through 2012.

February 21, 2008 — John Bruton, European Union ambassador to the United States and former prime minister of Ireland, will speak to both houses of the Wyoming State Legislature in Cheyenne and to University of Wyoming audiences Thursday, Feb. 28, and will continue with events at UW Friday, Feb. 29.

February 20, 2008 — Groups and organizations at the University of Wyoming will host a variety of events for Women's History Month. The events include films, performances, lectures and other activities.

February 20, 2008 — Nominations are now being accepted for the James C. Hurst Each Student - A Person Award. This award recognizes a member of UW's faculty or staff who demonstrates an exceptional effort in creating a caring community for UW students.

February 20, 2008 — Competing against Division I opponents for much of the season helped the University of Wyoming Nordic ski teams sweep its home Cowboy Chase last weekend at the Pole Mountain Nordic Trails.

February 19, 2008 — Marathon Oil Corporation, one of the world's leading energy companies, today (Tuesday) donated a gift of $1 million to the University of Wyoming that will support energy education and research programs at UW.

February 19, 2008 — Terry Tempest Williams, the University of Wyoming's first Eminent Writer-in-Residence in the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing, will host "Weather Reports" in Pinedale Friday and Saturday, March 7-8.

February 15, 2008 — Michael Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient," will visit the University of Wyoming next month, as a guest of the Department of English L.L. Smith Lectureship and the International Studies Scholar Lecture Series.

February 14, 2008 — For the ninth year, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will stop at the University of Wyoming for two nights of mountain adventure films, Feb. 23-24 at 7 p.m. in the College of Arts and Sciences auditorium.

February 14, 2008 —
If the University of Wyoming club hockey team does that, Erik Blomberg believes the Cowboys will emerge as a force at the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division III Pacific Regional Tournament.

February 14, 2008 — The University of Wyoming's job is to help producers overcome challenges and keep agriculture strong and vibrant in Wyoming, UW President Tom Buchanan told those attending an evening banquet during the WESTI Ag Days.

February 14, 2008 — The recent severe weather has caused equipment or antenna problems on several of Wyoming Public Radio's mountaintop transmitters, interrupting services in the Thermopolis and Rock Springs areas.

February 13, 2008 — GE Energy has signed a letter of intent with the University of Wyoming, countersigned by Gov. Dave Freudenthal, to develop an advanced gasification research and technology center in Wyoming.

February 13, 2008 — Cardinal Key, the University of Wyoming junior honorary, will hold its annual banquet and art auction to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research, "Hearts of Gold." The event will be Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom.

February 13, 2008 — The Wyoming Jazz Ensemble will present "Jazz Double-Header," a concert featuring jazz artists Denis DiBlasio on saxophone and John Fedchock on trombone, Friday, Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the College of Arts and Sciences auditorium at the University of Wyoming.

February 12, 2008 — Election packets and applications are now available in the ASUW Office, Wyoming Union Room 020, for students interested in the University of Wyoming student government. Elections will include positions for senators, president and vice president.

February 12, 2008 — America's energy security will be the subject of a talk by Marathon Oil regional vice president Steven P. Guidry Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom.

February 12, 2008 — Both the University of Wyoming women's and men's Nordic ski teams put together several qualifying times during the final NCAA Division I race last weekend.
The Cowgirls and Cowboys competed for the first time at the University of New Mexico Invitational held near Red River, N.M., at Enchanted Forest Nordic Center.

February 12, 2008 — More than $19,000 in prize money was awarded to winners of the University of Wyoming Art Museum's recent 33rd annual Juried Student Exhibition. The exhibition winners were selected by juror Linny Frickman, director of the Hatton Gallery at Colorado State University.

February 11, 2008 — The University of Wyoming club hockey team built momentum for the American Collegiate Hockey Association (AHCA) Division III Pacific Regional Tournament, winning two games against the Colorado School of Mines over the weekend.

February 7, 2008 — Scholar Timothy F. Slater will join the University of Wyoming College of Education faculty next academic year as the first recipient of the Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair in Science Education.

February 5, 2008 — The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) recently presented a national award to the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES) for its work to implement a cooperative range monitoring program.

February 5, 2008 — Competing with temperatures dipping into single digits and heavy snowfall, the University of Wyoming Nordic ski teams performed well in two days of competition at Crested Butte, Colo., during the Western State College Division I races.

February 4, 2008 — The First United Methodist Church will hold "Black, White, and Red," a winter formal/semi-formal dance, Saturday, Feb. 9, from 8 p.m.-midnight to raise money for the Shalom Garden Orphanage in Kenya. The church is located at 1215 E. Gibbon St. in Laramie.

February 1, 2008 — The University of Wyoming athletics department will host the fourth annual Walk for Women Sunday, Feb. 10, starting with registration at 11:30 a.m. in War Memorial Fieldhouse. Cost for the walk is $25 per person.

February 1, 2008 — Immigrant influence on Teton County's economy will be studied by the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES).